PITTSBURGH
On January 20th, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will debut its first property in "The Steel City."
The Hotel Monaco is transforming the iconic Beaux Arts-style James H. Reed Building, originally built in 1903, into a nine-story, 248-guest room hotel with more than 11,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel is Kimpton’s 11th Hotel Monaco in a collection of more than 60 properties in the U.S. and its 13th adaptive reuse project.
The new hotel will offer six event spaces, including the Sheffield and Sofia Ballrooms boasting floor-to-ceiling windows that face 6th Avenue, and will provide event planners with flexible meeting rooms and on-site event planning; the Hotel Monaco’s meeting rooms are named after Pittsburgh notables Clemente, Salk, Carson, and Fahlman.
Each guest room will include amenities such as a 39” flat screen TV, wireless internet, Bluetooth sound systems, in-room spa services, on-demand movies, and gourmet honor bar selections including hometown favorites such as Clark Bars and a selection of Pennsylvania beers. The guest room bathrooms are bright and cheery, donning soft yellow herringbone wallpaper.
Adjacent to the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh at the corner of William Penn Place and Strawberry Way, Kimpton will also open a new eatery led by veteran Executive Chef Dennis Marron. The 120-seat restaurant, called The Commoner, will offer wood-fired dishes and a selection of local ales and spirits.
